In these sad, dislocated times let us dwell a while on what is permanently important in the nation. Let us, therefore, revisit the poetry of Martin Carter.
Martin Carter is, without reservation, the finest of all Guyanese poets. He is also, without reservation, one of the finest poets to have emerged in the Caribbean region. And the varied subtlety and power of his poetry carries him without any doubt into the first rank of world poets. His Selected Poems are essential reading.